Pescado al horno

Serves 4 Starters and mains

Pescado Al Horno

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Ingredients

  • 2 large potatoes, cut into 1cm-thick slices
  • extra virgin olive oil, to rub and drizzle
  • 2 tomatoes, cut into 1cm-thick slices
  • 1⁄2 onion, cut into 1cm-thick slices
  • 12 sun-ripened pitted black olives
  • 1⁄2 green pepper, sliced into 1cm thick strips
  • pinch paprika
  • 2 pinches dried oregano
  • 800g-1kg sea bass fillet or other flaky white line-caught fish
  • juice 1 lemon
  • lemon wedges, to serve

For the olive tapenade

  • 200g pitted olives, preferably Kalamata
  • 30g capers
  • 2 anchovy fillets
  • 1 garlic clove, blanched and peeled
  • 1tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1tbsp lemon juice
  • 30-60ml extra virgin olive oil

Method


Pulse all the ingredients for the tapenade, except the oil, in a food processor. Add 30ml oil and pulse again, adding more oil if needed. Transfer to the fridge until ready to serve.

Preheat the oven to 220C/ 200C F/Gas 7. Boil the potato slices in salted water for 5 minutes until just softening but not completely cooked. Remove and drain, taking care not to break them.

Drizzle a little olive oil into an ovenproof dish, then arrange a layer of potato slices, followed by a layer of tomato slices, then onion, olives and green pepper. Drizzle with more olive oil and season with salt, pepper, paprika and the dried oregano.

Pat the fish fillet dry, then rub with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, paprika and dried oregano. Place the fish on top of the vegetables and squeeze the lemon juice over.

Pat the fish fillet dry, then rub with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, paprika and dried oregano. Place the fish on top of the vegetables and squeeze the lemon juice over.

Adjust the oven to grill and brown the fish, uncovered, for no more than 5 minutes. Remove and drizzle a little more olive oil over.

Serve with lemon wedges and olive tapenade on the side.

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Recipe and food styling by Linda Tubby. Photography and prop styling by Angela Dukes.
Pescado Al Horno
Recipe and food styling by Linda Tubby. Photography and prop styling by Angela Dukes.

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